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Laid-off workers lobby for return to jobs at pre-COVID wages ED KOMENDA, Reno Gazette-Journal FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Kenia Cobas, a former Las Vegas buffet helper, who spent 15 years at Green Valley Ranch before her layoff in March 2020, sits outside in Las Vegas on April 14, 2021. Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require resorts give laid-off workers back the jobs they had before the pandemic. (Ed Komenda/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)Ed Komenda/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3Shelly Stewart, who spent 25 years as a cocktail waitress at Main Street Station before h...

LAS VEGAS – Tami Paynter planned to park her way to retirement. But the Las Vegas valet driver of 34 years is no longer sure her plan will pan out. Now age 60, Paynter was laid off a year ago from her union job at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Her contract allows her rehiring until July 31, but the call has not come.  If she is called back, her pay, benefits and seniority will restore to what they were before the layoff. If not, she will be terminated and left to find work elsewhere. News headlines have heralded the restart of Nevada's economic engine in Las Vegas, but frontline service ...